Infiniti QX56 Automobile User Manual


 
If the SET indicator light blinks, turn the
cruise control switch off and have the sys-
tem checked by an INFINITI dealer.
The SET indicator light may blink when the
cruise control main switch is turned ON
while pushing the ACCEL/RES,
COAST/SET, or CANCEL switch (located
on the steering wheel). To properly set the
cruise control system, use the following pro-
cedures.
WARNING
Do not use the cruise control when driving
under the following conditions:
When it is not possible to keep the
vehicle at a set speed.
In heavy traffic or in traffic that varies in
speed.
On winding or hilly roads.
On slippery roads (rain, snow, ice, etc.).
In very windy areas.
Doing so could cause a loss of vehicle
control and result in an accident.
CRUISE CONTROL OPERATIONS
The cruise control allows driving at a speed be-
tween 25 - 89 MPH (40 - 144 km/h) without
keeping your foot on the accelerator pedal.
To turn on the cruise control, push the
ON·OFF switchon. The CRUISEindicator light in
the vehicle information display will illuminate.
Toset cruisingspeed, accelerate thevehicle to
the desired speed, push the COAST/SET switch
and release it. The SET indicator light in the
vehicle information display will illuminate. Take
your foot off the accelerator pedal. Your vehicle
maintains the set speed.
To pass another vehicle, depress the ac-
celerator pedal. When you release the
pedal, the vehicle returns to the previously
set speed.
The vehicle may not maintain the set speed
when going up or down steep hills. If this
happens, drive without the cruise control.
To cancel the preset speed, use one of the
following three methods.
Push theCANCEL button;the SET indicator
light in the vehicle information display goes
out.
Tap the brake pedal; the SET indicator light
goes out.
Push the ON·OFF switch off. Both the
CRUISE indicator light and SET indicator
light inthe vehicleinformation displaygo out.
The cruise control is automatically canceled and
the SET light in the vehicle information display
goes out if:
you depress the brake pedal while pushing
the ACCEL/RES or SET/COAST switch.
The preset speed is deleted from memory.
the vehicle slows down more than 8 MPH
(13 km/h) below the set speed.
you move the shift selector to N (Neutral).
To reset at a faster cruising speed, use one
of the following three methods.
Depress the accelerator pedal. When the
vehicle attains the desired speed, push and
release the COAST/SET switch.
Push and hold the ACCEL/RES switch.
When the vehicle attains the speed you de-
sire, release the switch.
Push and release the ACCEL/RES switch.
Each time you do this, the set speed in-
creases by about 1 MPH (1.6 km/h).
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2010 Infiniti QX56 (iwz)
Owners Manual (owners)—USA_English (nna)
02/12/09—diane